I auditioned some other floor standing speakers today - Spendor D7s.
Meh.
All it did was remind me the Thiels are sooooo good! The Thiels have such a huge, chunky, rhythmic sound with incredibly imaging yet (especially with my CJ amps) an organic beauty.
Even though I'm probably adding another pair of speakers to my brood, I still can't see letting go of the Thiels.